Total Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woolwell Drive area has the 60th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 387th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woolwell Drive (PL6 7JP) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% lower than the Budshead average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 172.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolwell Drive (PL6 7JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chepstow Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woolwell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buena Vista Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forresters Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Towerfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Towerfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towerfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coppice Wood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Widewell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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